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Leonard Patterson, Whispering Oaks resident, sits near the lawn that will soon be replaced with drought-tolerant landscaping. (Ojai Valley News photo by Mariana Campos)Misty Volaski, Ojai Valley News editorThe large lawn in front of Whispering Oaks Apartments will soon be a thing of the past. The Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHA) — which operates the low-income senior and disabled housing complex — will begin landscaping work next month to remove the lawn as well as many other water-hungry trees and plants.